[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5965]
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                      RONALD E. ROSSER POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4622) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 226 North Main Street in 
Roseville, Ohio, as the ``Ronald E. Rosser Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4622

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. RONALD E. ROSSER POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 226 North Main Street in Roseville, Ohio, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Ronald E. Rosser Post 
     Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Ronald E. Rosser Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Keller) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise 
and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this 
measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4622, a bill to honor 
Ronald E. Rosser, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4622, which honors Ronald 
Rosser.
  Mr. Rosser served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. He received 
the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the war. While acting 
as a forward observer in an artillery unit in a region known as the 
Iron Triangle, his unit came under heavy fire.
  Mr. Rosser led the charge forward up a hill when he suddenly realized 
he was alone. His colleagues had all been injured or shot, but Mr. 
Rosser kept assaulting enemy positions. When he ran out of ammunition, 
he exposed himself to enemy fire to obtain more and resumed the fight.
  When he ran out of ammunition again, and despite being injured, Mr. 
Rosser made several trips across open terrain to help other wounded 
soldiers get to safety.
  He passed away in August of 2020, leaving a legacy of bravery. He was 
a true American war hero, and I strongly encourage my colleagues to 
support this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Balderson).
  Mr. BALDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4622 to 
designate the Roseville, Ohio, post office as the Ronald E. Rosser Post 
Office.
  The second oldest of 17 siblings, Ron Rosser had a sense of duty to 
his family and country. First enlisting in the United States Army in 
1946, Mr. Rosser served as a paratrooper for 3 years before returning 
home to Ohio to work as a coal miner.
  In February of 1951, he learned that his brother, Richard Rosser, was 
killed while fighting in the Korean war and immediately reenlisted to 
avenge his death.
  In Korea, Rosser served as a forward observer, attached to an 
infantry division in the area known as the Iron Triangle. At 20 degrees 
below zero, they were sent on a mission to raid a Chinese Communist-
held mountaintop outpost and to dismantle their winter apparatus.
  Tragically, the operation went south, as Mr. Rosser's group was met 
with fierce enemy fire. Heavily outnumbered, Rosser charged up the 
mountain with just a rifle and one grenade. He was able to suppress 
hundreds of enemy soldiers and returned to the bottom of the hill to 
advise the captain to withdraw. Despite his wounds, he scaled the 
mountain--directly into opposing fire--several more times to rescue 
fellow soldiers. His actions that day were the embodiment of courage, 
valor, and patriotism.
  Upon his return home, Rosser was awarded the Medal of Honor in a 
White House Rose Garden ceremony by President Harry S. Truman. Rosser 
worked as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service, 
advocated for veterans, and was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of 
Fame.
  Sadly, Mr. Rosser passed away at the age of 90 in August of 2020. 
Army Sergeant 1st Class Ronald E. Rosser was an American war hero and a 
Muskingum County icon who saved countless American lives during the 
Korean war and serves as an inspiration for us today and will for many 
generations to come.
  It was an honor and a blessing for me to personally know Mr. Rosser. 
I thank Chairwoman Maloney and Mr. Keller for their support in moving 
this bill forward. I urge a ``yes'' vote on H.R. 4622.
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I support this bill, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 4622, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4622.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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